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 This presentation describes the county level data that was used to understand reforms for mental health reform efforts including in the justice system. the presentation covered: 1) the different county level data sources; 2) different ways to display the data; and 3) descriptive and complex statistical analyses to better understand health, mental health, providers,…

This presentation details a high-level view of the factors that affect the size of a jail population and the capacity for mental health services in and out of jail. The study examine steps taken by 950 counties to better serve individuals with mental illness including jail and community-based efforts. The study is in collaboration with…

Dr. Faye Taxman along with Dr. Andy Robie, Chief Medical Information Officer at Unity Healthcare and Quinton Askew, Director/CEO of Maryland 211 discuss the opioid epidemic in the Washington, D.C. area. Listen here.

George Mason University News highlights new NIDA-funded project that targets the opioid epidemic, led by Drs. Taxman and Rudes. Read more here.

Check out the great work that Hidalgo County, TX is doing with evidence based practices!

Hidalgo County Community Supervision and Corrections Department is doing amazing work with their Specialty Court programs! Check out this video highlighting the work they are doing.  

Hidalgo County, TX Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) began collaborating with George Mason University’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) in 2012 to implement evidence-based supervision. Through this partnership, CSCD adopted two translational tools: Staff Undertaking Skills to Advance Innovation (SUSTAIN) and the Risk–Need-Responsivity (RNR) Simulation Tool. Since 2014, CSCD has more than doubled…

Check out this video highlighting the excellent work Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, or ADC, is doing to help individuals be successful when they are released from jail. As part of this program, they are using the RNR Simulation Tool!  

George Mason’s University’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) & the Department of Criminology, Law & Society Proudly Present A Conversation with Keramet Reiter on Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons. Keramet Reiter is an Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law & Society at the University of California, Irvine. This event will take place Monday, November 14th from…

The RNR Simulation Tool is a translational tool to help jurisdictions advance practice in Risk-Need-Responsivity. The toolkit is designed to assist agencies in determining what forms of programming will be most effective in reducing recidivism and improving outcomes within their population. The tool is designed to guide resource allocation and help jurisdictions identify service provision…